Tape Roller Accessory

Abstract

A tape roller accessory that allows a person to adapt a standard GaffGun™ tape roller to accept standard rolls of tape other than the tape the Gafftech company provides. The adapter includes a metal shaft with threads on one end that screw into the standard GaffGun™ assembly and threads on the opposite end to accept a threaded thumbnut that helps retain truncated cone members which in turn support a 2″, 3″ or other width of standard tape roll. The truncated cone members can be made of resilient material to frictionally grab the edges of the core of a standard tape role.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A GaffGun™ tape roller accessory for applying and dispensing adhesive tape from an adhesive tape roll comprising:
 a metal shaft, the metal shaft comprising: a first end, a second end, a shaft section between the shaft first end and the shaft second end; 
 the first end furthermore comprising a standard right-handed thread enabling the metal shaft to be threadedly inserted into a female threaded shaft aperture of a standard GaffGun™ tape roller; 
 the second end comprising a left-hand thread, wherein the diameter of the shaft second end is not more than the diameter of the first end; 
 wherein furthermore the diameter of the shaft section between the shaft first end and the shaft second end is larger than the diameter of the shaft threaded ends; 
 the metal shaft section between the metal shaft first end and the metal shaft second end comprising an aperture essentially longitudinally centered, radially disposed and perpendicularly penetrating the metal shaft therefore enabling a crossbar to be inserted into the metal shaft to assist tightening the threadedly inserted metal shaft into the female threaded shaft aperture of a standard GaffGun™ tape roller; 
 a radial bearing; 
 a thumbnut comprising a radially centered recess, wherein the radial bearing is inserted into the radially centered recess; 
 a first and a second identical truncated right cone members comprising an aperture along the axis of the truncated right cone members, wherein the diameter of the aperture along the axis of the truncated right cone members is slightly larger but essentially the same as diameter of the shaft section between the metal shaft first end and the metal shaft second allowing it to be rotatably slid onto the metal shaft section between the metal shaft first end and the metal shaft second end; wherein the base of the first truncated right cone is facing the female threaded shaft aperture of a standard GaffGun™ tape roller; wherein furthermore the base of the second right cone member is facing away from the female threaded shaft aperture of a standard GaffGun™ tape roller wherein furthermore the base of the second truncated right cone is abutting the threaded shaft second end; 
 the axial length of the shaft section between the shaft threaded ends is essentially equal to the sum of the width of the widest adhesive tape roll and the width of the two truncated right cones; 
 a spacer, wherein the spacer is slid over the metal shaft first end to accommodate an adhesive tape roll of width smaller than the axial length of the shaft section between the shaft threaded ends; and 
 the adhesive tape roll disposed on the metal shaft, between the first and the second right cone members acting as a rotatable tape roll retainer frictionally retaining the adhesive tape roll by force inserted on the second right cone member by the thumbnut, wherein furthermore a washer is slid onto the metal shaft between the second right cone member base and the radial bearing. 
 
     
     
         2 . A GaffGun™ tape roller accessory as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the first and second truncated right cone members are made of resilient material.